I'm having a hard time finding a spot to do my wine making in this house. I haven't done a batch since moving here and am finding that there isn't any place with a steady temperature. How wide a variation can the wine handle without killing off my yeast during the fermentation stage?
Temperature fluctuations
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angeson
Defender of the swill
I like to use a utility sink for primary fermentation. I set the bucket in 15 inches of water. Water has 400 times the density of air and changes temps more slowly. Sometimes just draining some and refilling provides enough regulation or adding a two liter or milk gallon jug of ice is all that is necessary maintain 70 degrees. Man has managed to make wine, 9000 years of history, despite adversities. After 80 degrees or so you risk funky flavored vino.
lannister
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